Pain, gratitude, and thanksgiving …
What’s your threshold for dealing with physical pain? Mine is low. I know a guy who lived for quite some time with a torn rotator cuff. Having […]
14
Nov
2022
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James Scott, Jr.
11
Nov
2022
If someone is fighting for your life, how do you respond?
Why is it America designates more than one day to recognize some facet of service from those who have served/are serving in our military branches? For example, […]
09
Nov
2022
A psalm of thanksgiving for Thanksgiving …
Did you ever read those Family Circus cartoons? One of those many insightful and funny cartoons featured little Billy at the grocery store with his mother, who […]
07
Nov
2022
Three elements of sincere thankfulness …
A Facebook friend recently stated (I’m assuming in jest) that Thanksgiving is a day, but Christmas is a season, and that’s a hill she would die on! […]
01
Nov
2022
Who are these guys? And what have you done with Peter, John, and the other disciples?
Have you ever had someone you know make such a radical change that you wanted to say to them, “Who are you?! And what have you done […]
28
Oct
2022
October has a national emphasis we need …
If you did a search for “national day of …” or “national month of …” you would find days and months designated as national dates for numerous […]
26
Oct
2022
Habits for physical fitness …
There’s a Spanish proverb that states, “Habits are first cobwebs, then cables.” A habit — good or bad — may start out being as flimsy as a […]
25
Oct
2022
Foolish baggage …
A couple terms many of my counseling or fitness training clients learn are detoxing (cleansing our bodies and/or minds from toxic substances or toxic thinking) and dehabituating […]
24
Oct
2022
Don’t you just love the “instant replay” idea in these commercials? We shouldn’t …
When you tap into deeply-seeded human behavior, but in a humorous way, you can produce an entertaining — and “successful” — commercial. That’s what Progressive Auto Insurance […]
21
Oct
2022
What did God want to accomplish in saving YOU?
There’s little we can enjoy fully, or do well, unless we first have at least a basic understanding of its purpose. An illustration of that simple point […]